Many Middlesbrough supporters have been suggesting that Hayden Coulson could be the key to helping get the club out of trouble, following his performance in their 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.

Coulson has emerged as a really important player for Middlesbrough in the last few weeks, and was brought back into the side by Woodgate for Boro’s 1-0 defeat at home to Leeds United last week – and despite being on the losing side the 21-year-old was arguably the standout player on the pitch throughout the contest against the Yorkshire club.

Woodgate would have been looking for Coulson to follow up that performance with another strong display against Nottingham Forest, and the 21-year-old was certainly able to do that, delivering a really mature performance to help Boro take control of the game and recover from falling a goal behind inside the 29th minute.

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When you are in Middlesbrough’s position in the table, it can sometimes have an impact on the confidence of players and make it difficult for them to perform to their highest levels, especially after going a goal behind, but Coulson delivered a performance which showed no fear and helped Boro recover from the setback of trailing 1-o.

The 21-year-old’s performances in the last two matches suggest that he could play a really pivotal role in helping the club survive in the Championship this season, and Woodgate will be looking for Coulson to continue to perform at this level on a consistent basis over the last few matches of the campaign.

Here then, we take a look at what these Middlesbrough supporters made of Coulson’s performance on social media…